Home Health Physical Therapist
Aiken, South Carolina
Amedisys Home Health Care

PT Home Health

Overview

• Position: PT I (1 position)
• Location: Aiken, South Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 5:00 (5x8 hours, 40 hours/week). Some positions in the western territory may follow a 4x10 schedule, Friday to Monday.
• Setting: Home health, with home visits, periodic office meetings, and visits to patient homes and facilities
• Case types: Start of care and follow-up visits
• Census: Average of 5 to 6 patients per day, with 5 to 10 patients per day assigned
• Productivity: 30 points per week, with each visit type and activity (documentation, travel, etc.) carrying a different point value. Assigned patients equate to roughly 6 to 8 points per day.
• Travel: About 40 to 50 miles per day. Must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from home clinic.
• Hours and on-call: No guaranteed hours. If census is low, the contractor may be floated to a nearby clinic to pick up hours. No on-call requirement.
• Weekends: Varies by location and profession. Discuss during the interview.
• Local candidates: Accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in South Carolina
• Physical Therapist experience of at least 1 year
• Physical Therapist experience within the last year
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, National CPR Foundation, or American Red Cross
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience in a home health setting
• Valid driver's license

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: 7-year background check, including SSN trace, county and nationwide searches, sex offender search, state search, and MVR. Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) are also required. State-specific registry and fingerprinting checks apply depending on placement state.
• Education: Degree must be verified (transcript or diploma accepted if verification is not possible).
• Work history: Verification of the 2 most recent employers, or of the last 7 years if only one employer, with attestations accepted.
• References: Two required for placements in certain states.
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start. TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months, with results on file before start. Tdap within 10 years. Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity (titer or vaccines). Hepatitis B, varicella, and COVID documentation. Seasonal flu documentation or declination on file. 10-panel drug screen.
• Training and documents: Home health core policy review and quiz, confidentiality and HIPAA documents, code of conduct, compliance training, and other facility forms. Documents must be completed annually for contractors working more than one year consecutively, and again after any break in service.

Other Notes

• Systems: HomeCare, HomeBase, Oasis, and Outlook
• Clinical background of the assignment: Home health PT with start-of-care and follow-up caseloads